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Scarlett Johansson spoke out about her controversial Ghost in the Shell role, and her explanation—that the issue was more about gender than race—left much to be desired. She made the statement in response to accusations that her role whitewashed a character intended to be Japanese. Feminism isn’t helpful unless it’s intersectional, and tweets that responded to her statements explain why.